More than one billion people worldwide are grappling with obesity, with children in particular experiencing alarming increases in numbers, a new study shows. A global analysis published in the Lancet on Thursday found that obesity rates in children and adolescents across the world surged fourfold from 1990 to 2022. During this period, obesity rates more … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Elon Musk has sued ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and its chief executive Sam Altman, among others, saying they had abandoned the company’s original mission to develop artificial intelligence for the benefit of humanity not profit. The lawsuit filed late on Thursday said Altman and OpenAI’s co-founder Greg Brockman originally approached Musk to make an open source, non-profit … Read more
Russians chanted opposition politician Alexei Navalny’s name on Friday as his coffin was carried into a Moscow church surrounded by police for a funeral that only a few people were allowed to attend. Navalny’s allies said they believed the service had got underway soon afterwards but could not be sure because the authorities were blocking … Read more
When the Titan submersible disappeared in June 2023, rescuers held out hope of finding survivors after they heard strange, rhythmic knocking noises believed to be coming from the OceanGate vessel. Though there were no survivors, the eerie knocking sounds are now being featured in an upcoming documentary about the submersible’s implosion, called Minute by Minute: … Read more
President Vladimir Putin told Western countries on Thursday they risked provoking a nuclear war if they sent troops to fight in Ukraine, warning that Moscow had the weapons to strike targets in the West. The war in Ukraine has triggered the worst crisis in Moscow’s relations with the West since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. Putin has previously spoken of the … Read more
International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen’s office confirmed late Wednesday that Canada is working to airdrop humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip as soon as possible. Olivia Batten, a spokesperson for Hussen, specified that no airlifts would happen using Canadian military aircraft. Hussen said earlier on Wednesday that Ottawa was exploring new options to deliver aid … Read more
The Quebec government says it has been told by Ottawa that the federal government plans to bring back visa requirements for Mexican nationals, something Premier Francois Legault has been pushing for to curb the rising number of asylum seekers to the province. When asked by Global News if the Quebec government has been informed that … Read more
Two scientists fired from Canada’s National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg in 2019 had an “extensive relationship” with China that they did not properly disclose to Canadian health officials, according to documents that were finally released over four years later. Health Minister Mark Holland tabled the documents in Parliament on Wednesday after a special ad-hoc committee … Read more
Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny’s funeral service and burial will take place in Moscow on Friday, his spokesperson said, but his allies accused the Kremlin of thwarting their attempts to organize a bigger event a day earlier. Kira Yarmysh, his spokesperson, posted on X that a service for Navalny would be held on Friday at … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prince Harry was not improperly stripped of his publicly funded security detail during visits to Britain after he gave up his status as a working member of the royal family and moved to the U.S., a London judge ruled Wednesday. Justice Peter Lane said in the High … Read more
